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punished

/ˈpʌnɪʃt/adjective2 syllables

Punished means: subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience).

Synonyms for punished3

adjective, as in subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)

tarred-and-feathered

also used for punished

chastised, done

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Opposites of punished

unpunished

What does punished mean?1

adjective

1

subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Punished in a sentence

  • You understand why you're being punished, don't you?Amastan
  • In any case, she'll have to be severely punished.Hybrid
  • If you criticize me, you will be punished.mailohilohi
  • You keep making mistakes, of course you could be punished.Lydia
  • If you keep harassing people like that, you'll be punished.LeeSooHa
  • If he had said that, he should have been punished.carlosalberto
  • Were we to do such a thing, we should be punished.unknown
  • That is a criminal offense, and you will surely be punished!orcrist

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